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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Aug 9

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 12 vs year ago 20 · −60.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 12▲ 20 vs year ago 11 · +181.8%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −60.64 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$173.75

4 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.24

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	492	180.00	886	3thin
Medium and Large 2	350	155.00	543	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $343 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

173.75

—

WV average4 barns · 151 hd

215.99

−42.24

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−60.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,972	120.00	2,366	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,713	125.56	2,151	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	101.56	1,399	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	87.34	1,007	6thin

Every lot

15 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	370	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	878	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	105.60/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,370	3
Bulls	—	—	2,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	3,227	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	57.99/cwt	55.00–61.00	606	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	115.53/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,265	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,320	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,168	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	94.03/cwt	87.00–101.00	1,284	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	112.31/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,568	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	125.56/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,151	2

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Aug 9, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 12Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	185.00	185.00
2	—	363	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,305	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,870	104.00–107.00	105.60
3	—	1,928	120.00–125.00	122.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	88.00–89.00	88.50
2	—	1,045	55.00–61.00	57.99
2	—	1,095	115.00–116.00	115.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	125.00–126.00	125.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,365	87.00–101.00	94.03
7	—	1,396	103.00–120.00	112.31

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.